Developing Classical Thinkers

About Developing Classical Thinkers

Developing Classical Thinkers is a classical podcast for classical thinkers, created and supported by the teachers at Thales Academy, a classical school in Raleigh, North Carolina. A Thales Press podcast.

Publisher

Developing Classical Thinkers

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 Nov 2018

Latest episode

19 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

279 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2025

   Super Habits with Andrew Abela

   A conversation with Andrew Abela and Robert Luddy on the nature of virtue ethics, human flourishing, and the small, incremental but invaluable steps we should take each day for personal improvement and growth. Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business and Ordinary Professor of Marketing at The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. He holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto, an MBA from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, and a Ph.D. in Marketing and Ethics from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Kathleen, have six children, three of whom (so far) have graduated from Catholic U. Robert "Bob" Luddy is the Founder and Chairman of Thales Academy, Thales College, Franklin Academy, and St. Thomas More Academy, and is the Founder and President of CaptiveAire Systems, North America's leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation equipment and a quickly growing manufacturer of commercial and industrial HVAC systems.

2. 

   5 Aug 2025

   The Joys of Teaching with Tiffany Whitaker

   Host Winston Brady interviews elementary educator Tiffany Whitaker about the fulfilling experiences of teaching second grade at Thales Academy.

3. 

   31 Jul 2025

   The Virtue of Justice by Kellie Scripter

   Kellie Scripter explores how classical education cultivates the virtue of justice through intellectual discipline and moral imagination.

Who has been a guest on Developing Classical Thinkers

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Tiffany Whitaker
• Kellie Scripter
• Anthony Esolen
• Robert Luddy
• Eric Wearne

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90